Beresheet spacecraft: ‘Technical glitch’ led to Moon crash
Image copyright SpaceIL Image caption Pictures of the moon taken by Beresheet as it made its descent Preliminary data from...
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Can you spot ocean plastic from space?
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLauren Biermann: "We've been concentrating on getting the science right; the next...
Confused about climate change? Talk to our chat bot
BBC News has launched a chat bot to help users learn about climate change in weekly conversations on Facebook Messenger.Subscribers...
Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft to attempt Moon landing
Image copyright Beresheet Image caption The Beresheet spacecraft captured this image while it was in orbit around the Moon The...
So where did the Mars methane go?
Image copyright ESA Image caption Artwork: TGO looks through the atmosphere and identifies molecules by the way they absorb sunlight...
New human species found in Philippines
Image copyright Florent Detroit Image caption The finger and toe bones are curved, suggesting climbing was still an important activity...
Anak Krakatau: Collapsed volcano’s tsunami simulated
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe simulation agrees well with tide gauge data and eyewitness accountsScientists have...
Study identifies danger glacial lakes across Tibetan Plateau
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSimon Allen: "We'd like to see this upscaled to the whole of...
Wolves return to Netherlands after 140 years
Image copyright Reuters Image caption This wolf was photographed in a wildlife park in Germany. But wild German wolves have...
Climate change: European team to drill for ‘oldest ice’ in Antarctica
Image copyright Laurent AUGUSTIN/CNRS Image caption The original EPICA project drilled an 800,000-year-old ice core between 1996 and 2005 An...
Satellites used to protect endangered sharks
Image copyright David Curnick, ZSL Satellites scanning the oceans are a valuable new tool to protect sharks, according to scientists.A...
UK’s Sabre space plane engine tech in new milestone
Image copyright Reaction Engines LTD Image caption For this round of testing, REL built a bespoke facility in the US...
ULEZ: How does London’s new emissions zone compare?
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption3D map showing London air pollution in 2006London's tough new Ultra Low...
Hayabusa-2: Japanese probe likely to have ‘bombed’ an asteroid
Image copyright Akihiro Ikeshita Image caption Artwork: Scientists want to retrieve a pristine sample of material from the crater The...
UK scientists discover world’s tallest tropical tree
Image copyright Unding Jami Image caption The university said the tree is longer than a standard football pitch Scientists in...
Sydney Brenner: Molecular biology pioneer dies
Image copyright SPL Image caption Brenner was part of the hothouse environment at Cambridge's Laboratory of Molecular Biology Sydney Brenner,...
Antarctic: No role for climate in Halley iceberg splitting
Image copyright Jan De Rydt Image caption The Brunt Ice Shelf is between 150m and 250m thick When a giant...
Fossil of ancient four-legged whale found in Peru
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The newly discovered early whale lived about 43 million years ago The fossil of a...
